Sony Vaio VGN FS215Z Reviews: Windows XP Home 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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“Light, portable and wireless enabled. great for playing games and the x-black lcd…” Tunde, London View all 9 real customer reviews

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Single Core Processor with and 100GB Storage on Windows XP Home. More »

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9 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Battery life	5.8
Software bundle	6.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.3
Weight	8.7
Overall rating	8.4

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Tunde, London

Score 8.0/10

+ Light, portable and wireless enabled. Great for playing games and the X-black LCD is amazing! Plus can watch TV using the docking station.

- Battery life is average.

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Joanne, Hull

Score 10.0/10

+ A fantastic laptop. Offers everything I wanted and looks great too.

- I had hoped the battery life was a little better- lasts about 2 hours but as it quite a portable laptop would have hoped for more.

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

philip, Bristol

Score 10.0/10

+ excellant all round quality laptop

- none

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ software, size, qality from sony,tv tuner, speakers and remote icluded operated thru great vaiozone (original sony software)

- battery life only 1,5h with standard battery, I miss built-in bluetooth

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Satish, Wembley

Score 8.0/10

+ Lightweight & easily portible. Docking station makes life very easy as no messy wires

- The battery only tends to last for 1 1/2 hour so can be frustrating.

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purchased 13 Oct 2005

Ashley, York

Score 7.0/10

+ A lightweight powerful laptop

- Battery life not as good as others

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purchased 20 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Sony quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 19 Oct 2005

Paul, Co Down N Ireland

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks gr8
COmes with tv tuner docking unit & speakers

- Battery Life.
Large power supply

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purchased 20 Oct 2005

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Screen Size in Inches	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows XP Home
Software on which the device runs
Number of Cores	Single
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	100
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	WXGA
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Pentium M 740
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	740
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1730
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Integrated Webcam	No
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Weight (kg)	2.9

Brand of Graphic Chip	nVidia
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	GeForce 6200
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Graphics Memory (MB)	128

Dimensions (mm)	360x40x270
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.

Also known as: SONY RECON FS215Z

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Sony Vaio VGN FS215Z Reviews: Windows XP Home 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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